Inkstand



F. M. ASHLEY Aug. 3, 1937.

INKSTAND Filed Dec. 23, `1936 INVENTOR.

Patented ug. 3, 1937 STANE Frank M. Ashley, Great Kills, N. Y., assigner to lLewis Gompers, trustee, New York, N. ll'.

Application December 23, 1936, Serial No. M7375 d Claims. (Cl. 12b-69) the inkwell, and to provide a cup for ink which is bers ttl-2t etc. spaced around its periphery 5 located directly below the dip-tube and holds a which areV positioned to abut the under side of supply of ink at a predetermined level, with the cover and position the openings .in line with means for lifting ink from the Well and delivering the upper side of the dish whereby ink lifted lit to the cup in which the pen carried by the by the upward movement of the dish will ilow pen-holder rests. therefrom thru said openings into the cup. y@

A further object is to provide an inkwell which A rod 2l is connected to the dish and extends may be filled with ink without removing any oi upwardly therefrom thru a hole l2 in the cover, its parts. and is provided with a handle or knob t3 by `A further object is to provide an inlxwell in means of which the dish may be lifted which the ink will not be forced from the well I prefer to use hard vulcanized rubber for the 15 by changes in air pressure Ain the well, caused by cover and other portions except the body por'- heat expanding the air therein above the surface i tion it which may be made oi glass or other of the ink. suitable material.

A further object is to construct an inkstand The cup is filled by simply raising the dish which has no parts which operate automatically by means of the rod il, one or more times, the gq] and which is made from hard materials not aisurplus inlr iiowing back into the well when the fected by weather conditions whereby' a stand cup is lled. may be provided that will last indennitely with- The well may be lled without removing the out renewal ci any part thereof. cup if desired or the cup may be removed from Referring to the drawing which forms a part the Well and the ink poured directly therein, as 25 of the specication; will be readily understood.

Fig. l is a perspective view oi' an inlrstand em- Having thus described my invention ll claim as ying my invention. new:

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the stand l. .lin inkstand comprising a body portion hav-v illustrated in Figure l. ing a well for lnk, a cover portion comprising a 3@ it indicates the body portion of an inlrstand cup for ink having a Cylindrical Outer Wall @X- which may be made of glass or other suitable tending to a point adjacent the bottom of the material, and is formed to provide a well it' for well, said cup having openings in its upper side init. wall leading into the cup, and a dish having an The inner wall is vertical as illustrated at it opening therein the wall of which fits the said 35 and its upper open end is closed by a cover it cylindrical wall of the cup in close sliding relawhich is held therein by a soit rubber gasket it, tion; the construction being such that the dish or the cover may rest on the top oi the stand by may be lifted and supply ink to the cup. reason of its weight. 2. 'lille construction defined in claim l, to-

40 The cover is preferably formed with a central gether with; anda dlp-tube located above the 4o circular opening it in which is ntted a cup it cup formed to support a pen-holder with a pen the outer wall oi which is cylindrical and which carried thereby projecting into the cup.

extends to a point near the bottom ol the weil 3. An inkstand comprising a body portion havlt. ing a well for inlr, a cover portion comprising a The cover il and cup member may be formed cup carried thereby in' separable relation, said 45 integral but l prefer to maize them to fit tocup having a cylindrical outer wall extending to fgether as shown in separable relation to permit a point near the bottom ot the well and having the cup portion to be easily removed from the an opening in its upper side wall leading into the cover to allow for cleaning and easy :filling oi' the cup, a dish having an opening therein the wall oi' wen, which nts the said cylindrical wan in sliding re' 50 The upper end ot the cup is tormedvto provide lation, and means for lifting the dish a predea dip-tube which is shaped to support a pentermined distance in the Well in the act ot nllholder while supporting a pen in the cup, and is ing the cup withink. indicated by it. 4l. The construction dened in claim 3, to-

The upper side ci the cup is formed with opengether with; and a dip-tube formed in the upper 55 My invention relates to inkstands.

The object of my invention is to provide an inkstand having a dip-tube formed to support a pen-holder which may serve as a closure for ings il-lll located lust below the lower endoi the dip-tube.' and a'saucer shaped dish it rests in the bottom oi the well and is provided with a central opening it the inner wall of which closely nts the cylindrical wall of the cup in sliding relation thereto and its rim is prbvided with a plurality of upwardly extending abutment memend of the cup. 

